Listener Questions from Ask a PST About Agile Leadership - Ryan Brook, Jim Sammons, Rich Visotcky

In this episode of the Mastering Agility Podcast, Ryan Brook brings his homework with him as he joins hosts Jim Sammons and Rich Visotcky for a vibrant Q&A session to answer questions left over from an Ask a PST session.  Ryan flips the script, taking over emcee duties to extract key ideas and insights from Rich and Jim as they cover a range of topics from team autonomy and navigating roles to measuring outcomes and outputs to understand the impacts of agility.

Join us for a lively session answering your questions!  Have a question you want answered in a future episode?  Comment on this episode, or reach out to us.

00:00:00 Opening
00:00:29 Introductions 
00:02:54 Question Setup 
00:04:16 Navigating New Roles in an Organization 
00:13:07 Coaching Leadership on Agility and Fixed Projects 
00:20:09 Managing Dependencies in Agile and Waterfall 
00:28:38 Metrics for Agile Progress 
00:36:00 Creating a Culture of Experimentation 
00:47:23 Measuring Outcomes vs Output 
00:52:40 The Gantt Chart Debate 
00:58:16 Tools for User Story Mapping 
01:05:21 Balancing Team Autonomy with Organizational Goals 
01:13:01 Change Management in UI/UX Handoffs 
01:19:38 Managing Parallel Sprints 
01:29:13 Closing